tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post116731583270522849..comments2015-03-03T14:05:55.200-05:00Comments on The Velo ORANGE Blog: Bike PhotographsVelo Orangehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02835615331417822722noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1171872960147190202007-02-19T03:16:00.000-05:002007-02-19T03:16:00.000-05:00Hey, that rack looks familiar! Well done, nice jo...Hey, that rack looks familiar! Well done, nice job!Lanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14001390262150427488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167511666902506332006-12-30T15:47:00.000-05:002006-12-30T15:47:00.000-05:00David. Send pics to gachtem@ucalgary.ca. That woul...David. Send pics to gachtem@ucalgary.ca. That would be great. Or even better if you have a flickr.com account or send a variety over to cyclofiend.com<BR/><BR/>First time I ever heard of a Vincent was Hunter S. Thompson. I thought he was making it all up. Second time was Richard Thompson. Very cool.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167488890074920892006-12-30T09:28:00.000-05:002006-12-30T09:28:00.000-05:00Well, that tandem is interesting! All those miles...Well, that tandem is interesting! All those miles - what, so you were riding down a quiet English lane in the late 30's, you hear a bell ring as another cycle overtakes, you turn around and it's King George and Queen Mary? Ha!<BR/><BR/>You might enjoy this fictional story I wrote almost ten years agohttp://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=tandem.9802.0324.emlOr you might not.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>TCSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167441108055247662006-12-29T20:11:00.000-05:002006-12-29T20:11:00.000-05:00Neil,Yeah, a friend of mine who rides a chopper (I...Neil,<BR/><BR/>Yeah, a friend of mine who rides a chopper (I ride a modern Triumph triple but I still respect the chopper boyz) tells me that although it is a British machine, a Vincent rider could pull up to the roughest, toughest 'Murican-steel-only biker bar and instantly command the utmost respect.<BR/><BR/>Quoth Hunter S. Thompson: "Even a fool could ride a Vincent. But only once." They are extremely dangerous because the handling changes signficantly as the motor warms up -- I believe it was the first production bike to use the engine block as a stressed member. But in the 1950s they were lights-out fast.david_njhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847635495720790217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167426545417233062006-12-29T16:09:00.000-05:002006-12-29T16:09:00.000-05:00David,Damn, my mistake. Got my bikes screwed up. I...David,<BR/>Damn, my mistake. Got my bikes screwed up. I did think it was "1952 Vincent Black Shadow". Either way, great bikes with cool to spare!neil m bergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167423895841967112006-12-29T15:24:00.000-05:002006-12-29T15:24:00.000-05:00Neil, listen to Richard Thompson's "1952 Vincent B...Neil, listen to Richard Thompson's "1952 Vincent Black Lightning". Great tune. (The Lightning was the racing version of a Shadow, with higher CR, straight pipes, no lighting and a tiny seat. They are vanishingly rare.)<BR/><BR/>Greg, if you want I will send you some pics. It did come out pretty well but it's really just a mongrel of different stuff bolted together.david_njhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847635495720790217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167417365293173752006-12-29T13:36:00.000-05:002006-12-29T13:36:00.000-05:00Would love to see more pics of the Peugeot city bi...Would love to see more pics of the Peugeot city bike. It looks remarkably how my P/R will look after I'm done, except, well, the lugs. Nice work David.Gregnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167410392268091222006-12-29T11:39:00.000-05:002006-12-29T11:39:00.000-05:00I was surprised when David referred to the tandom ...I was surprised when David referred to the tandom as "the coolest thing on two wheels", suspecting, as I do, his interest in old motorcycles. At least the Black Shadow is hyper cool. Someone should write a song about it.neil m bergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167344270748752302006-12-28T17:17:00.000-05:002006-12-28T17:17:00.000-05:00I knew Vincent Black Shadows would find their way ...I knew Vincent Black Shadows would find their way into this blog somehow. *Now* we're talkin'.<BR/><BR/>;-)david_njhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847635495720790217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167335727318700972006-12-28T14:55:00.000-05:002006-12-28T14:55:00.000-05:00Chris:While at first skeptical your bike pics woul...Chris:<BR/><BR/>While at first skeptical your bike pics would add anything to the other bike pic collections on the web, I am very happy to admit how wrong I was!<BR/><BR/>You are attracting some unique bike owners to post pics of some pretty interesting bikes.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the time and effort you are putting into this project.Joelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167332964072304822006-12-28T14:09:00.000-05:002006-12-28T14:09:00.000-05:00That tandem is the pedal powered equivalent of a V...That tandem is the pedal powered equivalent of a Vincent Black Shadow. <BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/yz5hj8Chris Kulczyckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16904777993643348592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167332521346738942006-12-28T14:02:00.000-05:002006-12-28T14:02:00.000-05:00Jeez, now I can die and go to heaven. The British ...Jeez, now I can die and go to heaven. The British really do know how to pull off that quiet elegance. Excuse me now while I go out to the garage and smash my metallic green Burley tandom with a hammer.neil m bergnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167327602895635492006-12-28T12:40:00.000-05:002006-12-28T12:40:00.000-05:00Looks like Kogswell bar end shifters have been hit...<I>Looks like Kogswell bar end shifters have been hitting Zefal pump. Common stop problem for fork radius turn.</I><BR/><BR/>No, actually I've been using that pump for the last 10 years or so on my "weekend bikes". The paint's worn off one spot on the handle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167324353384933562006-12-28T11:45:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:45:00.000-05:00David,Yes, extremely well made. Looks like it woul...David,<BR/><BR/>Yes, extremely well made. Looks like it would crank with two stong riders on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167323009792208782006-12-28T11:23:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:23:00.000-05:00That british tandem has to be the coolest thing on...That british tandem has to be the coolest thing on two wheels, period.david_njhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00847635495720790217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24415034.post-1167321129340158882006-12-28T10:52:00.000-05:002006-12-28T10:52:00.000-05:00Looks like Kogswell bar end shifters have been hit...Looks like Kogswell bar end shifters have been hitting Zefal pump. Common stop problem for fork radius turn.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com